Awareness of Dyslexia Among Primary School Teachers in Public and Private Setting in Lahore City, A Cross Section Survey

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine the awareness of primary school teachers among public and private setting in Lahore about dyslexia and to explore the factors that might be related to better understanding of it.
Methodology: It was a comparative cross-sectional study with total sample size of 100 teachers. Fifty public and fifty private primary school teachers in mainstream of Lahore were administered the questionnaire. A questionnaire was constructed based on the existing literature and data was analyzed using SPSS.
Results: The results indicated that teachers' understanding of dyslexia varies greatly and there are gaps in their knowledge as well as misconceptions about this topic.
Conclusions: The findings showed that there is lack of awareness concerning the strategies and intervention programmes for pupils with dyslexia. Finally, this dissertation makes recommendations concerning teachers' preparation as well as future research directions.
Key words: Dyslexia, Primary School Teachers